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Knit Along Day 3: The Other Sleeve

October 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

Knit Along Day 3: The Other Sleeve

Last week’s installment of the fall knit along featured the pattern for the first sleeve for your Remy Pullover. This week is a bit of a repeat since it’s time for sleeve 2 of 2. There are a couple of variations you can do if you are a knitter who hates knitting things like mittens, socks and sweater sleeves. You know, projects that involve knitting things twice.

If you simply want to knit your second sleeve identical to the first, which is what I did, you can simply check out last week’s post for the Remy Pullover sleeve pattern in sizes XS through XXL. If not, here are a few ideas to keep things interesting for you.

Variation 1: try a different cable

Using the pattern shared last week, try your hands at knitting right instead of left-leaning cables. All you have to do is print out the pattern, and replace all of the LCx3’s (left leaning 3 over 3 cables) with RCx3’s (right leaning 3 over 3 cables). And if you’re good keeping track of things in your head, you can just remember to lean your cables to the right for the second sleeve. This is a great option if you’re really into symmetry in your garments, and it’s also good if you want to practice cabling (particularly cabling in the round).

Knit Along Day 3: The Other Sleeve at handsoccupied.com

Variation 2: learn to knit two-at-time

I’m a big fan of knitting on double pointed needles (DPNs), but a lot of people who loathe redundant knitting tasks like knitting a second sleeve or sock should learn how to knit two-at-a-time. I don’t have a lot of personal experience knitting two-at-a-time projects, but here are a few tutorials you can take a look at if you’d like to learn:

how to cast on two-at-a-time -jimmy beans wool
knitting in the round, two at a time on one circular needle -spinfoolish
casting on for two gloves or socks on one circular needle -heidi bears
two at a time cuff down socks -knit purl hunter

Keep in mind that this isn’t necessarily a technique for those new to knitting, but it’s fun, especially for redundant knitting-haters.

Knit Along Day 3: The Other Sleeve at handsoccupied.com

Variation 3: try different needles

If it doesn’t significantly affect the gauge of your sleeve, you can try knitting one sleeve on circular needles and the other on double pointed needles to give yourself a chance to practice your skills on different needles. I’ll say it again, though – if your gauge is really loose, let’s say, on DPN’s, and really tight on circulars, be careful. You still want your sweater to fit after all!

Knit Along Day 3: The Other Sleeve

Don’t forget about the Lion Brand giveaway!

As you knit your way though the Remy Pullover, don’t forget about entering the Lion Brand prize pack giveaway. For every part of the knit along you finish, you can enter for another chance to win the prize pack. You can also get extra entries by sharing pics of your in-progress sweater with the hashtag #handsoccupiedkal. PS: You can enter once every day using the pic-sharing option. I’m loving seeing what you guys have knit so far!

Here are a couple of shots that have stood out on Instagram: 

@valerieclaires / Remy Pullover presentation

Fellow librarian @valerieclaires tweeted about working on the KAL and a friend shared a snap of the Remy Pullover in his presentation at a conference (librarians are so awesome, in case you didn’t know!)

@valerieclaires / 98% finished Remy Pullover body

@hmckillip is just about done with her sweater body, and it looks amazing! 

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The Remy Pullover knit along is brought to you by Lion Brand Yarns. Check out Lion Brand on social media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Pinterest. 

The Fall 2014 Knit Along: Knit the Remy Pullover at Hands Occupied

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Other posts in this series:

  1. Announcing the fall knit along! The Remy Pullover
  2. How to do a long tail tubular cast on (optional tutorial for the cast on I like for this pattern)
  3. Do the math, get the fit / Fall Knit Along Day 1
  4. Knit Along Tips, Tricks & An Official Schedule
  5. Knit Along Day 2: Sleeve time!
  6. Fall KAL Day 3: The Other Sleeve
  7. How to attach sleeves / KAL Day 4
  8. How to knit a raglan decrease / KAL Day 5
  9. How to knit the collar / KAL Day 6
  10. more coming soon!

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the S Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest. Thank you. 🙏🏻❤️ If you love this pattern & didn’t know already, we are going to be doing a knit along (KAL) from October 1-29 featuring this spooky sweater vest & lots of tutorials, especially for the intarsia part. 
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Later today my newsletter will be coming out with additional Knit Along details, so if you’re not already signed up, now is a great time - the 🔗 is in my b1o. 
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Pictured: My Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern from the new Nightmare Before Christmas knitting book by @tanisknits. Model is wearing size 1 with 2” of positive ease, knit in @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted. Vest images via @insighteditions 
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At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest, my contribution to the new book Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town, out now! 🎃💀 
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I’m hosting a knit along (KAL) October 1-29 for anyone who’d like to knit this vest along with a group & learn a little about intarsia while we’re at it. I’ve got weekly tutorials planned to help you knit this worsted weight sweater vest, and there’s a prize package giveaway at the end for KAL participants too. Details are on my site - you know where to find the 🔗 I think. 😉
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Book by @tanisknits 
Publisher @insighteditions 
Yarn @brooklyntweed Imbue 
Find it wherever fine books are sold. 
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Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs closet after this weekend’s quick tutorial, here are few. ✂️ The tutorial is one post back in my feed as a video.
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As you can see, I didn’t worry about the wire hangers all being perfectly uniform, but it doesn’t matter to me. Also, this closet holds a lot! Despite that, it is already at capacity. Since the hanging bags don’t appear to be recyclable, I want to reuse them as long as possible. Who knows, maybe this will be a way to limit my WIPs? 😅
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P.s. In the third photo you can see how I use this system to store the original swatches, scraps, yarn ball bands, & notes from a design project all together. 
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How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with jus How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with just a few supplies ✂️
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When I was a librarian, we would use these hanging bags to circulate books with audiobook CDs. They came to mind when I wanted to develop a filing cabinet-like system for my differently-sized WIPs. To fit in my studio closet, a standard bedroom closet, they just needed custom hangers. 🤙🏻 
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HOW TO MAKE THE HANGERS
1. Carefully cut approx. a 9” (23 cm) length of flexible 3 mm aluminum wire.
2. Near the end of a large knitting needle or dowel, wrap the wire around it as you would a twist tie. 
3. Bend the other end into a hook shape, perpendicular to the circle shape you just created. 
4. Hang like a hanger in a closet, as shown. 
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It’s time for the monthly review and giveaway! T It’s time for the monthly review and giveaway! This go around, get to know two new sister yarns from @manosyarnsusa, Marla and Sami, and enter to win a skein of each to try for yourself. 
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What makes these yarns sisters is that, while dyed differently, they’re the same weight and come in intentionally coordinating color palettes. For my review, I opted for a sky-inspired combo of Sami in Natural and Marla in Nube. 🌧️ 
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Check out the full review & enter the giveaway at the link in my bio. 
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